Bath-cabinet.



T. PAPWORTH.

BATH CABINET.

APPLIUATION rILnn un 1s. lnov.

91 1,434, Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

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BATH CABINET.

APPLIUATIOH FILED un 1a. 1901.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS PAPWORTH, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

B ATH-CABINET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS PArwoRTI-i, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and Improved Bath-Cabinet, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to bath cabinets and it is particularly useful in connection with devices of this kind adapted to be removably secured to a bath-tub or upon a supporting frame.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and inexpensive bath cabinet adapted to be removably mounted upon a bath-tub, and having an apron secured to the cover of the cabinet and depending into the tub to prevent water from escaping over the rim of the tub.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bath cabinet having a cover adapted to be secured at its lower edge about a bathtub, having an opening to receive the head of the user and rovided with an adjustable opening for regullating the quantity of vapor within the cabinet, and controllable by the user from within the cabinet.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more particularly described hereinafter and fully set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawin s forming a part of this s eciication, in whic similar characters of re erence indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a bath-tub with the bath cabinet of my invention mounted thereupon, a part of the cover of the cabinet being broken away to show a detail; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section of a bath-tub showing a bath cover of modified form mounted thereupon; Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section of a bath-tub showing a frame of modified form mounted thereupon; Fig. 5 is a lon itudinal crosssection of a water heater to e used in connection with my bath-cabinet; Fig. 6 is a erspective view of a supporting frame; Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan view of a part of the supporting frame showing a portion in cross-section; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a modified form of suplporting frame; Fig. 9 is a partially vertica cross-section of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led May 18, 1907.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

BerialNo. 378,327.

cover used in connection with the bath-tub; Fig. 10 is a side elevation of a modified form of the cover, showing a part broken away; and Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a detail.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents a bath-tub of the usual form having an outwardlydisposed and downwardly curved rim 2 extending all the way around the tub. I provide a frame com rising upright members 3 consisting pre erably of rods of metal or other suitable material. The lower extremities of the uprights 3 are laterally disposed and curved to form feet 4 adapted to engage with the rim 2 of a bath-tub removably to mount the frame thereupon. The o posite extremities of the uprights 3 have ilaterally-disposed eyes 5. Cross-members 6, also formed of metal rods or the like are secured at one extremity by means of an integral eye 7 to the eye 5 of one of the upright members 3. The opposite end of the cross-members 6 is laterally disposed and is adapted removably to engage the eye 5 of an opposite member 3. I employ preferably two pairs of opposite uprights for each cabinet adapted to be mounted upon a bath-tub, as is shown most clearly in Fig. 1. The uprights are arranged at some distance from the ends of the tub and carry a cover 8 of canvas, rubbercloth or any other suitable material. The cover 8 is removably arranged upon the frame and has a flat top 9 approximating in length the distance between the frame and the uprights. The ends 10 and 11 of the cover 8 are inclined downwardly and outwardly to the ends of the tub, the cover bein@ shaped to conform to the shape of the tu The edfre of the cover extends somewhat below tle rim of the tub and has eyelets 12 through which a draw-string 13 is passed in the usual manner. the draw-string 13 the cover may be drawn tightly under the rim and secured in posltion upon the tub. The end of the drawstrin passes through an opening 14 to the interior of the cabinet so that it can be controlled by the user from within the same.

At one end, the inclined side of the cover has an opening 15 through which the user can pass his head. A substantially tubular neck-piece 16 is secured to the cover at the edge of the opening 15 and extends 1nwardly, havinff the inner extremity provided with a draw-string 17, by means of By means of which the user can secure the neck-piece about his throat to prevent the escape of vapor through the opening. A removable seat 18 having supporting arms 19 adapted to engage the rim of the tub is arranged.

within thc tub to su port the user, the arrangement being suoli that when the latter is seated upon the seat 18 his head may be projected through the opening 15, comfort ably. The cover 8 has a further opening 20 at one side thereof to ermit the user to enter and leave the cabinet. The opening 2O is provided with a covering iiap 21 of the same material as the cover and secured to the cover at the upper edge of the opening 20. A cord 22 having one end secured to the covering flap 21 near the bottom thereof and slidably arranged in eyelets 23 carried by the Cover, serves for operating the covering flap, the opposite end of the oord being located near the end 1l of the cover to enable the user to control the opening 20 Without leaving a position near the end l1. It Will be understood that if the vapor Within the cabinet becomes excessive, or the heat due to the vapor becomes too great the same may be regulated by adjusting the covering flap 21 to permit the escape of the vapor or heat through the opening 20.

An apron 24 of the same material as the cover 8 is secured to the latter near the lower edge of the same at a point above the rim of the tub When the cover is in position thereupon. The apron 24 depends from the cover 8 and extends into the tub at the sides thereof to prevent the accidental escape of water from the tub at the edges of the cover and to direct the Water dripping down from the inside of the cover, into the tub. The apron 24 has vertical slits 2:5 to permit it to be disposed inwardly beyond the frame uprights 3. In the modified form of frame shown in Fig. 4 the uprights 3 have bends 26 adjacent to the feet 4. The bendsA are downwardly disposed and lie adjacent to the sides of the tub when the frame is in position, the apron 24 being located Within the bends 26, whereby the necessity of the slits 25 is obviated. In the modified form shown in Fig. 3, but one upright 27 is provided at each side of the tub, the upright being disposed laterally in a curve toward the opposlte side of the tub.

I provide a supporting frame 28 for use if a bath or other tub is not available. The frame 28 comprises opposite side members 29 and 30 of Wood or any other suitable material. The side members 29 and 30 have plates 31 and 32 mounted thereupon by means of screws or rivets or in any other suitable manner. The plates 31 and 32 extend upwardly beyond the side members and present laterally disposed flanges 33 and 34 corresponding to the rim of the tub and adapted to support the uprights of the bath cabinet therefrom in a similar manner. Transverse members 35 are adjustably secured to the side member 29 by means of hinges 36 having at the opposite ends, screw-pins 37 extending therebeyond and adapted to be located removably in sockets 38 of the opposite side member 30 when the frame is arran ed for use. In Fig. 8 a modified form o supporting frame is shown in Which the side members are similar to the side members shown in Fig. 6 but yare joined by transverse rods 39 upon which are pivotally mounted supporting legs 40y adapted to be folded into an inoperative position adjacent to the side members when the frame is not in use, or when it is desired to use the same resting upon the floor. I prefer to use a cover having vertical ends in connection with the supporting frames, as is shown most clearly in Fig. 10.

It Will be understood that my bath cabinet is adapted for vapor baths, such as Russian and Turkish baths, and for all other uses to Which a bath cabinet is applicable. Water for supplying steam may be heated in the bath tub or in other vessels, in any common or preferred manner, and other vapors besides Water vapor may be used. I provide a simple Water heat-er comprising a casing 41 having an opening in the top thereof to receive ay pan 42, which contains the Water or other similar liquid to be heated. A burner 43 is arranged under the pan 42 and communicates with the gas supply by means of a pipe 44, a regulating cock 45 and a flexible tube 46. The burner is arranged in a transverse opening 47 in the casing. It will be understood that any other kind of burner, such as an oil or gasolene burner can be used if so desired.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent z- 1. A bath cabinet, comprising a frame adapted to be removably mounted upon a tub, a cover removably carried at the outside of said frame and adapted to have the edge removably secured at the rim of the tub, and an apron secured to said cover at the inside thereof, above the lower edge of said cover and extending substantially around the same, said apron bei formed to depend loosely into the tub, inwardly beyond said frame, and to hang adjacent the inside of the Wall of the tub.

2. A bath cabinet, comprising a frame having uprights adapted to be removably mounted upon a tub, and a cover removably carried b said frame and adapted to be secured at t e rim of a tub, and an apron secured to said cover at the inside thereof near the edge and adapted to depend there from into a tub, said a ron havi openin to permit the same to e dispose inward y beyond said uprights into a tub.

3. A. bath cabinet, comprising a frame having opposite uprights presenting feet adapted t0 be removably mounted at the rim of a tub, and cross members joining said uprights7 a cover carried by said frame and having a draw-string for securing the edge of said cover at the rim of a tub, said string being adapted to be operated from Within said cover, and an apron secured to said cover and adapted to depend therefrom into a tub, said apron having openings to permit the same to be disposed inwardly beyond said uprights into a tub.

4. A bath cabinet, comprising a frame adapted to be carried by a tub, a cover reniovebly supported by said frame and having an opening i'or the head of the user, said cover having a second opening remote from said first opening, and means for closing said second opening, said means being operable from Within said cover at a point near said first opening.

f3. A bath cabinet, comprising a frame adapted to be removably mounted upon a tub, a .cover carried by said frame and having an opening, an adjustable neck-piece secured to said opening, said cover having a second opening, and an adjustable closing flap covering said second opening, said closing' flap being operable trom within said cover at a point remote Yfrom said closing flap.

G. A bath cabinet, comprising a i'nie adapted to be removably mounted upon a tub, a cover carried by said frame and adapted to have the edge removably secured at the rim of a tub, an apron depending from said cover and adapted to extend into a tub, said cover having an opening, an adjustable neck-piece secured to said opening, said cover having second opening, and an adjustable closing flap covering said second opening and controllable from Within said cover.

7. A bath cabinet, comprising a frame having uprights adapted to be removably mounted upon a tub, a cover carried upon said frame, and an apron secured to said cover at the inside thereof and adapted to depend therefrom into a tub, said apron having openings to permit the same to be disposed inwardly beyond said uprights, said cover having an opening and an adjustable neck-piece secured to said opening, said cover having a second opening, an a justable covering flap covering said second opening, and means for adjusting said covering flap from a point near the said first open l ng.

S. A bath cabinet, comprising a frame having upriglits, said uprights having the ends bent to form feet presenting recesses adapted to receive the rim ot' a tub and to be supported upon the rim, certain of said uprights having cross-bars pivotally secured to the upper ends thereof and adapted removably to engage at the upper ends of opposite uprights, a cover carried upon said frame, and an apron extending entirely around and depending from said cover at the inside thereof and havin0l slits permitting it to extend into the tub beyond said uprights, said apron being secured to said cover on a line remote from the lower edge of said cover whereby the lower edge is free to be secured at the tub rim.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

THOMAS PAPVVORTH.

Witnesses H. W. HoQUE, ANNA FLEMING. 

